Coordinators “link elements which have the same syntactic role” (Biber, et al., 1999, p. 79).

Just read up on it and let us know.

In this case, two clauses with the same syntactic role and category: both are (imperative) clauses.
They are linked by a coordinator ‘and’ that goes in the middle of the two.

[CALD]
Let me finish this job, then we’ll go.
Give her the letter to read, then she’ll understand.
This is the standard model, then there’s the deluxe version which costs more.
Have a rest now, then you won’t be so tired this evening.

[OALD]
First cook the onions, then add the mushrooms.

[LDOCE]
Mix the flour and butter, then add the eggs.

[EGT]
He opened the door, then the lights came on [and everybody shouted, ‘Happy Birthday’].
Heat some olive oil in a pan, then add some chopped garlic and some salt.

All these sentences contain two completely grammatical clauses.

‘then’ occupies a slot that is usually filled by a coordinator, i.e. between the two clauses. The
position of ‘then’ is as follows:
CLAUSE 1, then CLAUSE 2

A coordinator and its following clause cannot be moved to front position.

- He joined the club but he had little spare time.
- *But he had little spare time he joined the club.

- Have a rest now, then you won’t be so tired this evening.

- *Then you won’t be so tired this evening, have a rest now.

Adverbs do not show these grammatical properties.

Cf.
It had rained all week and we were short of food. [‘and’: coordinator]
It had rained all week; moreover, we were short of food. [‘moreover’: adverb]
It had rained all week; we were, moreover, short of food. [‘moreover’: adverb]
 Coordinators must occupy initial position.

Should we now consider ‘then’ as a coordinator instead of an adverb?